If Julie Taymor had staged this, cast members would have drowned.posted by Egg Shen at 5:44 AM on July 18, 2012

Mindblowing - thank you for the post.posted by ruelle at 6:09 AM on July 18, 2012

So Lem, who wrote at the farther point possible from "space opera" within the universe of SF, has fathered a space opera.posted by Wolfdog at 6:13 AM on July 18, 2012 [6 favorites]

So, how do we listen to it? Or was it live?posted by cthuljew at 6:27 AM on July 18, 2012

cthuljew - You can stream it today at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Operacast cast link in the OP.posted by Eyebeams at 6:52 AM on July 18, 2012

Ah, right after I go to bed. Excellent!posted by cthuljew at 7:33 AM on July 18, 2012

Stanislaw Lem was brilliant. Not sure where or whether to post this, but in the previous MF thread on him I found this essay he wrote on Philip K. Dick -- it's brilliant. Best piece of literary criticism I've ever read on SF.posted by zipadee at 8:14 AM on July 18, 2012 [4 favorites]

But, is it a libretto based on the latest translations? I only listen to librettos based on latest, critically accepted translations.posted by clvrmnky at 12:03 PM on July 18, 2012

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